Catalytic decomposition of simulants for chemical warfare V agents: Highly efficient catalysis of the methanolysis of phosphonothioate esters

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1767-1770

  Melnychuk, Stephanie A ^a   Neverov, Alexei A ^a   Brown, R Stan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare; Lanthanum; Methanolysis; Phosphorus zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC METHANOLYSIS; METHANOLYSIS; PHOSPHONOTHIOATE ESTERS; PHOSPHORUS ZINC;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DECOMPOSITION; DERIVATIVES; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; REACTION KINETICS;

ESTERS;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; METHANOL; NUCLEOSIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; THIONUCLEOSIDES;

EID: 33746299717     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503182     Document Type: Article

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